"They've all made a great impact; All of them have been very press-accommodating, sponsorship-accommodating too - their faces and names have been always been talked about," Tobin told Fox Sports' Kick Off on Friday night.

"They've also put in for their team; they acknowledge their teammates, celebrate goals like the others do.

"All the fans of the game see that and that's why they've made such a great contribution.

"I've got a 16-year-old son who goes out to each (Sydney) game, wears the Del Piero shirt. He's obviously a great drawcard but beyond that too, the A-League and football in Australia has benefited from what he's done."

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Andrew Slevison is an avid sports fan, particularly of the world game. The Melbourne, Australia native, who has spent time living in London and travelling South America, takes a keen interest in the English Premier League and Major League Soccer and rates his best live footballing moment as the 2014 World Cup final in Brazil.